Shout It Out is BoA's 35th Japanese single. It was released on March 5, 2014, after being pushed back from February 26. it comes with 6 different formats, CD Only, CD+DVD A (Music Video), CD+DVD B (Dance Ver and making of), 2 versions of USBs,[2] and digital downloads. The 3 versions of CD+DVD and CD Only physical copies spell out B O A, respectively.
Music video
The full music video was premiered at Avex' official YouTube channel on January 21, 2014.[3]
The music video itself features a strong and heavy dance routine which was choreographed by Rino Nakasone and Mikey.[4] There were 3 outfits in total, 2 of them which were worn during dancing and singing parts, and the other one is a pink jacket with gray legging where she did a split in a dance showdown scene.
Special promotion
A special campaign, "Shout It Out" Window Showcase at Bershka was done on the release date,[5] which featured dancers dancing to "Shout It Out" dancing routine in Bershka building in Shibuya.
Critical reception
Shout It Out receives generally good reviews, MuuMuse states "those spitfire verses and that sizzling electro-pop production are more than enough to make this one an instant hit".[6] J-Pop Chitai also praises BoA's voice in 'close to me'[7] giving the single 3 stars out of five.
